Tag Archives: International Solidarity

Solidarity with Suruç: Film Screening & Benefit for Kobanê

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kobaneFour short documentaries will be shown about the political situation in Turkey & Rojava, starting from the Gezi uprising to the current struggle against Islamic State. The four movies are as follows:

1. Taksim Commune by Global Uprisings

2. After Gezi by Global Uprisings

3. Istanbul’s Gentrification Wars by VICE

4. Istanbul’s Kurdish Riots by VICE

This event is in solidarity with the victims of the recent Suruç massacre, who were on their way to help the reconstruction effort in Kobanê. Read more about this here.

Money will be raised to help rebuild the city of Kobanê. You can donate online here.

Solidarity With Kurdish Insurgents

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swkiConflict MN received the above image and this brief email:

Some posters expressing solidarity with Kurdish insurgents were flyposted around south Minneapolis.

The posters appear to say “Solidarity With Kurdish Insugents – Smash Repression! Smash the State!” with an image of an armed militant in the streets of Istanbul. The past few days, many Kurdish cities in Turkey have been ablaze with riots after a suicide attack killed dozens of people on their way to help rebuild Kobanê, which withstood several months of clashes with ISIL. The Turkish state responded by arresting hundreds of rebels and launching airstrikes on Kurdish areas of Iraq. For updates on the rapidly developing situation, follow @OccupiedTaksim and @cahitstorm on Twitter.